Should the MLB be able to "take control of a team"???

The LA Dodgers are apparently trying to look more needy than the Mets.

The teams owner, involved in a nasty divorce (Jamie McCourt filed for divorce after 30 years of marriage in October 2009, one week after her husband fired her as the team's chief executive. Frank McCourt accused Jamie of having an affair with her bodyguard-driver and performing poorly at work), has allowed the finances and operations of management of the team to become so bad tat Bud Selig has decided that enough is enough. He told the owner, Frank McCourt on Wednesday (yesterday) he will appoint a trustee to oversee all aspects of the business and the day-to-day operations of the club. This could be the basis of a soap opera or a another bad drama on FOX.

                                               Frank McCourt, Bud Selig, Jamie McCourt in
                                               photo NOT taken yesterday.

In an interesting twist, McCourt is preparing to sue MLB, a baseball executive familiar with the situation told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because McCourt had not made any statements.
"I have taken this action because of my deep concerns regarding the finances and operations of the Dodgers and to protect the best interests of the club," Selig said in a statement.

It's a conflict of interest for MLB to take over ownership of the team just as much as it would be for the US Government to take over control of the banks of America. You can't be the boss and run a team in the League... unless you're talking Fantasy Baseball... but that's a little different isn't it?

Remember the story of the sale of Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees? What if the commisioner back then decided that the owner of the Red Sox was running his team into the ground... oh wait, that's right... he was! The Red Sox turned out ok... sorta, I mean if you compare them to the Blue Jays or something. (not a fan)

I guess Joe Torre (who currently serves as MLB Executive Vice-President of Operations) told Bud Selig what things are like in LA... he would know first hand wouldn't he? This stinks! Can you smell it? I think Torre should just buy a team instead of acquiring one in a hostile take-over.

Bud should force a sale like he did to Marge Schott (not that I agreed with that either but..). He shouldn't take over a team with a trustee... nothing good can come of that! It's a sad day for baseball no matter what happens!

It's wrong in just about every way I can think of.